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Old 09-05-2007, 02:54 PM   #1
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Hmm... went to my primary care dr today and she put me on CoReg. Wish I had found out about this earlier -- I might have been able to continue with the Herception. Oh well, if I don't need Herceptin ever again, then I had enough. And if I DO need it again (for a recurrance), hopefully the CoReg will keep my heart going well enough to be able to tolerate it.
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Dx July 2006 IDC 1.8cm, ER-/PR- HER2+ (FISH 7), KI67 High (60%) grade 3, TOPO II neg
Aug2006: lumpectomy, SNB (4 nodes neg), Stage 1
Jan 2007: Finished 6 cycles of TCH (Taxotere, Carboplatin, Her ceptin). Then Herceptin every 3 weeks.
Feb 2007: Completed Radiation
May 2007: Stopped Herceptin due to low LVEF (49%)
July 2007: LVEF now 44% -- starting Coreg
May 2008: Heart NORMAL! Yippee.
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Old 09-05-2007, 03:10 PM   #2
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Okay everybody, I need some clarification here. I had a echocardiogram several months ago to check on a mytral valve issue. It was okay. Then the cancer diagnosis happened. Now I have had 3 doses of Herceptin. I asked yesterday when they will check my cardiac function again and I was told "after 6 months on Herceptin. And then after a year on it" (Which will be the END of my course!). Does that seem right to you? I seem to be doing alot of double checking and finding things that need attention....
and how is a MUGA different from an echocardiogram?
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May 2007 Core biopsy, Rt breast
ER+, Pr-, HER2 +++, Grade 3
Ki-67: 90%
"suspicious area" left breast
Bilateral mastectomy, (NED on left) May 2007
Sentinel Node Neg
Stage 1, DCIS with microinvasion, 3 mm, mostly removed during the biopsy....
Femara (discontinued 7/07) Resumed 10/07
OncoType score 36 (July 07)
Began THC 7/26/07 (d/c taxol and carboplatin 10/07)
Began Herceptin alone 10/07
Finished Herceptin July /08
D/C Femara 4/10 (joint pain/trigger thumb!)
5/10 mistakenly dx with lung cancer. Middle rt lobe removed!
Aromasin started 5/10
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Old 09-05-2007, 03:19 PM   #3
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They scheduled mine every 3 months. (or that was the plan anyway)
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Dx July 2006 IDC 1.8cm, ER-/PR- HER2+ (FISH 7), KI67 High (60%) grade 3, TOPO II neg
Aug2006: lumpectomy, SNB (4 nodes neg), Stage 1
Jan 2007: Finished 6 cycles of TCH (Taxotere, Carboplatin, Her ceptin). Then Herceptin every 3 weeks.
Feb 2007: Completed Radiation
May 2007: Stopped Herceptin due to low LVEF (49%)
July 2007: LVEF now 44% -- starting Coreg
May 2008: Heart NORMAL! Yippee.
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Old 09-05-2007, 03:28 PM   #4
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Kat, I don't understand why you can't have medication if you are experiencing pain. Just cause there is "no cancer" doesn't mean we don't have pain from the treatments themselves. Or other causes. As someone suggested, maybe it is time to see your GP....
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Post menopause
May 2007 Core biopsy, Rt breast
ER+, Pr-, HER2 +++, Grade 3
Ki-67: 90%
"suspicious area" left breast
Bilateral mastectomy, (NED on left) May 2007
Sentinel Node Neg
Stage 1, DCIS with microinvasion, 3 mm, mostly removed during the biopsy....
Femara (discontinued 7/07) Resumed 10/07
OncoType score 36 (July 07)
Began THC 7/26/07 (d/c taxol and carboplatin 10/07)
Began Herceptin alone 10/07
Finished Herceptin July /08
D/C Femara 4/10 (joint pain/trigger thumb!)
5/10 mistakenly dx with lung cancer. Middle rt lobe removed!
Aromasin started 5/10
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